Mirai Nagasu Quotes
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I think every brilliant mind is a little bit crazy.
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I believe in adventure and imagination, and I got that from my parents and the things I experienced as a child.
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As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability.
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I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long.
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I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit!
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Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.
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I don't even remember how many times I've sprained my ankle. I've had stress fractures galore and torn my PCL. You just take a little time off if you have the time, and if not, you keep training until you can take the time off.
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On a normal day, I would wake up at 7:00 A.M. and spend about three to four hours training every day. But all of that depends on my school schedule. School and classes usually run from 8:00-10:40 A.M., but not before I've had a coffee for breakfast.
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Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs.
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Narcissism is just self-confidence.
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In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous.
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I feel like the worst has happened to me, so what better person to skate to 'Madame Butterfly' than me?
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I pride myself on being Japanese American.
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I'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely.
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I'm great at dishwashing.
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Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle.
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When I come home from training, my attention immediately has to focus on my school courses, which helps keep the stress level balanced. I mostly balance both by drinking a lot of coffee and making sure I time manage well, which doesn't happen all the time, especially during finals week.
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I get about seven hours of sleep a night.
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I sometimes think about adult skating and how, you know, people like Midori Ito, she competed at the adult world championships. I feel like I'll probably be someone like that.
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When I'm at home, I'm a real big cuddler, so I sleep with my dog in my arms.
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Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of those athletes. I stand to show that people shouldn't give up. You've got to just keep going until you succeed.
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I'm really good at window shopping, or I'll go into a store and just choose one thing.
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I tell my boyfriend that... we should get a ranch so we can just adopt all the dogs that need homes, and they can just run around all day.
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When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving.